Report: In less than a year, Russia has killed more civilians than ISIS

Residents
flee a site after an air strike on the rebel-held besieged town
of Douma, eastern Damascus suburb of Ghouta, Syria August 20,
2016.Reuters

A new report from a United Nations-sanctioned human rights group
finds that Russian airstrikes have killed
more Syrian civilians than ISIS.

Over a span of 305 days, beginning September 30, 2015
and lasting until July 31, 2016, Russia's campaign in Syria
"has killed no less than 2,704 civilians including 746
children and 514 women."

By contrast, since ISIS emerged on April 9, 2013, the
extremist terror group is responsible for the deaths of
"no less than 2,686 civilians including 368 children."

The Syrian Network for Human Rights (SNHR) report includes the names, location,
date of death, and other details about the victims.

"We affirm that the bombardment operations mentioned in the
report have targeted armless civilians. Therefore, Russian forces
have violated the rules of the international human rights law
that protect the right to life," the Syrian Network for
Human Rights report stated.

"We explicitly accuse the Russian forces of perpetrating tens of
crimes that constitute war crimes."

The SNHR recommends this case be brought to the
International Criminal Court and hold all those involved,
including the Russian regime accountable.